#BD2242#BD2242

#BD2242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.188 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2242
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 60.44, 22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 64.34, 20.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1804 0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.188 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5442, 12.3597, 6.3518)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2242 #22BD9D

analogous

#BD228F #BD2242 #BD4F22

triadic

#BD2242 #42BD22 #2242BD

tetradic

#BD2242 #8FBD22 #22BD9D #4F22BD

square

#BD2242 #8FBD22 #22BD9D #4F22BD

split-complementary

#BD2242 #22BD4F #228FBD

monochromatic

#550F1E #891930 #BD2242 #DD4060 #E6738B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BD2242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BD2242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2242

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2242	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.188 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e76',
    500: '#bd2242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2242;
$custom-light: #d96e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.613,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52184,
    "c": 0.18796,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2242

secondary

#6ECDB9

accent

#ECC83B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2242

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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